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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southall 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Causes of Deaths, 1940.
Table No. 3.
| Male. | Female. | Total 1940. | Total 1939 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid fever, etc | — | |||||
| 2. Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 3. Scarlet fever | — | |||||
| 4. Whooping cough | 1 | |||||
| 5. Diphtheria | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 6. Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 18 | 10 | 28 | 28 | ||
| 7. Other tuberculosis | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 8. Syphilis | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 9. Influenza | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 10. Measles | — | |||||
| i1. Ac. poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | — | |||||
| 12. Ac. inf. encephalitis | 1 | 1 | — | |||
| 13/16. Cancer (all forms) | 28 | 36 | 64 | 74 | ||
| 17. Diabetes | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 18. Intra-cran. vase. lesions | 20 | 26 | 46 | 15 | ||
| 19. Heart disease | 57 | 49 | 106 | iii | ||
| 20. Other circulatory diseases | 4 | 16 | 20 | 40 | ||
| 21. Bronchitis | 25 | 22 | 47 | 11 | ||
| 22. Pneumonia (all forms) | 18 | 14 | 32 | 22 | ||
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 24. Peptic ulcer | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 25. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 26. Appendicitis | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 28. Nephritis | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | 1 | |||||
| 30. Other puerperal causes | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 31. Premature birth | 7 | 3 | I0 | 3i | ||
| 32. Congenital malformations, etc | 6 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 33. Suicide | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 34. Road traffic accidents | 3 | 3 | 21 | |||
| 35. Other violence | 14 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 36. All other causes | 28 | 18 | 46 | 3i | ||
| Special Causes: | ||||||
| Smallpox | ||||||
| Poliomyelitis | ||||||
| Polioencephalitis | ||||||
| Total Deaths | 282 | 253 | 535 | 455 | ||
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